Cost of living is its strong suit: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (D−) — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 14.8% unemployment. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Viels-Maisons has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Viels-Maisons with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viels-Maisons.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Viels-Maisons’ ages would predict, 127 per 100 expected, above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Aisne live to 83.2 on average and men to 77.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 98 residents of Viels-Maisons died, against 77 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% more. The nearest emergency department to Viels-Maisons is Ch Chateau Thierry, 10.8 mi away.
+27%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted127
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Viels-Maisons · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chateau Thierry
10.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chateau Thierry
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Viels-Maisons sell for €1,583/m² at the median, against €1,167/m² in Aisne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.02/m² a month, higher than Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.92/m² a month. Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,583/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Viels-Maisons€1,583/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,591/m²
35
€11.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €13.62/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Viels-Maisons: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Viels-Maisons; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
The median disposable income in Viels-Maisons is €24,770 a year per consumption unit, against €20,680 in Aisne’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Unemployment stands at 14.8%. No commute at all: 3.6% of working residents in Viels-Maisons at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport11%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Viels-Maisons, 0.3 per working resident
14.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Viels-Maisons
Is Viels-Maisons safe?
Viels-Maisons has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Viels-Maisons expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Viels-Maisons grades B+ for cost of living.
About Viels-Maisons
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Viels-Maisons is a commune of 1,192 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
1,192 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
